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Scientists from India and Russia have created edible food wrap for packaging produce, bakery, poultry, meat, and seafood.

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Designed to replace one of the most un-recycled materials on the planet, the wrap consists of natural ingredients that are safe for the environment and humans.

The research, which was published in the Journal of Food Engineering, describes three types of food films based on the well-known naturally occurring seaweed biopolymer sodium alginate—a compound found within the cell walls of brown algae.

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Edible Food Wrap Developed From Algae and Cinnamon Compound May Be the Food Packaging Solution We Need